personal liberty Archives

Bail applications of co-accused arising from the self-same FIR shall be listed before the same court to avoid disparity: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: With a view to bringing reform in practices relating to disposal of bail applications arising from the same case, the

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Allahabad High Court Disability In a case where an employee of Central Bank of India petitioned to be exempted from routine transfers

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC steps in after Orissa HC sits on a blind man’s bail plea in a Ponzi scheme case for 2 years after reserving order in 2020; Issues notice to CBI, ED

Supreme Court: The vacation bench of AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath, JJ has issued notice returnable in 3 weeks in the matter

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Does DRT has power to restrain a person from travelling abroad? Does Art. 21 includes right to travel abroad? Bom HC discusses

Bombay High Court: Expressing that the right to travel abroad has been spelt out from the expression “personal liberty” in Article 21

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Declaration of reciting religious verses at someone’s residence: Act of breaching personal liberty of another person? Bom HC elaborates

Bombay High Court: Stating that, “Great power comes with greater responsibility”, the Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Can gravity of offence be the sole ground to deny bail? Del HC decides in a multi-person scam involving Rs 200 Crores

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed whether the magnitude of offence can be the only criterion for granting bail and further

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Cancellation of Bail v. Rejection of Bail: Delhi HC explains when a Court can seize liberty of an accused undertrial

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while explaining the facets of cancellation of bail and rejection of an application for bail, made

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Bail granted in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 case; Court differentiates possession of small quantity from commercial quantity

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed for grant of regular bail for the offence

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Pregnancy which is caused by rape would presume to cause grave injury to mental health of the pregnant woman; Right to make reproductive choices is a dimension of ‘personal liberty’

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed termination of pregnancy. The instant petition was filed seeking termination of

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Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet under Section 167(2) CrPC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has held that it’s order dated 23.03.2020, wherein

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Personal liberty is very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative; Court allows bail application to accused booked under POCSO

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection for the offences

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Personal liberty cannot be impinged by Community Treatment Order

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: A five-Judge bench comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Black, Lord Lloyd Jones, JJ. disposed

Case Briefs High Courts

Detention of man in judicial custody over sixty days held to be violative of right to life and personal liberty

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of SC Dharmadhikari and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering the